Vine pruning course in Krems, Austria Based on the Vitea vine pruning qualification project, the wine school Krems in cooperation with wineries offers a training week from Dec 16 – 20, 2019 (arrival on Sunday 15th, departure on Saturday 21st): Mixed international group, strictly limited to 12 participants Practical training in classical pruning and soft […]

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) play an increasingly important role in various sectors. Think about: × Determination of fertilizer application based on aerial photos × Works of art (bridges, etc.) are checked by drones × Tree checks are carried out by using tablets × Inventories of flora and fauna are recorded with GIS, so data can […]

Dutch Food Week from 5-16 October: What’s on your plate? From 5-16 October 2019 the 5th Dutch Food Week will take place. A broad range of activities are organized throughout the Netherlands, including a cooking competition for children and a Startup Challenge organized by young talent and established entrepreneurs. The purpose of the Dutch Food […]

Wellantcollege welcomes Sri Lankan dairy delegation From September 2-6,2019 a delegation of dairy farmers, processors, representatives from the Ministry of Primary Industries and the University of Peradeniya visited the Netherlands. They wanted to learn more about the Dutch dairy industry, including the education and training, and how it could contribute to bringing the dairy sector […]

Last week we had the pleasure to have the very first International Guest Teacher at Green Academy. We invited Victor  Dumitrache of WorldSkills in Romania, where he is the Program Director. During two days he held workshops for teachers and students. The main topic of his visit was “How participation in different competitions increases student […]

Wellant featured at Living Labs Congress in Greece A delegation from EUROPEA school Wellantcollege (NL) participated in the OpenLivingLab Days 2019, which took place in Thessaloniki, Greece between September 2-5. Wellant’s public-private partnership Blue Hotspot has been certified as a European Living Lab since June 2019. Staff presented this Living Lab and gave workshops on cooperation […]

“My class, My school, My family”- the motto of our school! Secondary vocational school Rakovice is a school with 75-year tradition. It prepares specialists in the fields of agriculture, landscaping, horticulture, floristry and management of regional tourism. Our school is the only one in Slovakia which currently offers the study of floristry. During their studies […]

Teachers of Räpina School of Horticulture visited Click & Grow office in Tartu (EE). One-year long cooperation has raised the horticulture studies to higher level. Students are interested in new technologies, so are teachers. Click & Grow is an Estonian startup, founded in 2009 which has developed a smart indoor gardening technologies for homes, offices […]

Budapest, 26-29 September 2019 The 79th National Fair of Food and Agriculture, OMÉK opened its doors for visitors yesterday in the charming capital of Hungary. For the next few days Hungarian Green VET students and teachers will flock to the HUNGEXPO Exhibition Centre in Budapest to gather information about novelties and also to promote their […]